tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13940439.post1582621710276337930..comments2022-03-13T22:31:11.066-07:00Comments on A Verdant Life: Not Quite The Apocalypse… YetJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851101802601837019noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13940439.post-4112501349577084262009-02-14T23:45:00.000-08:002009-02-14T23:45:00.000-08:00@outofdoors, you're absolutely right! Thanks for ...@outofdoors, you're absolutely right! Thanks for setting me straight — clearly I sacrificed accuracy for alliteration. In fact, Carex don't even need to be native to tolerate drought — C. pansa, C. buchananii, even my favored child C. testacea can all do quite well in dry conditions (and combining any of those with Ceanothus sounds quite nice, actually). What are some of your favorites?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851101802601837019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13940439.post-89517686112926759432009-02-14T07:12:00.000-08:002009-02-14T07:12:00.000-08:00Actually, I think some of our drought-tolerant nat...Actually, I think some of our drought-tolerant native sedges (<I>Carex</I>) grow fine with the same watering regimen as <I>Ceanothus</I>...steelystylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987142901195632518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13940439.post-85073855189969226682009-02-07T19:42:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:42:00.000-08:00Susan, that's an amazing savings! Congratulations ...Susan, that's an amazing savings! Congratulations on your foresight. And it's not just older homes or yards that can benefit like this: my "new" home in Palo Alto is the poster child for careless construction, and the irrigation system was both poorly designed and badly fitted... both of which a good contractor solved in a day.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851101802601837019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13940439.post-6088028504373157192009-02-07T17:56:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:56:00.000-08:00My East Bay garden is small and hasn't had a lawn ...My East Bay garden is small and hasn't had a lawn for some time, but in October I had a contractor audit and clean up my irrigation and also installed an ET controller. The biggest advantage of the audit was the discovery of a slow leak, so I'm sure that had a bigger effect than the new controller, but the net result is my water bill dropped from an average of 450 gals a day the previous year to less than 150. I agree with your post - well worth the time and effort both for the environment and your pocketbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com